Essentials of nursing informatics /
Saba, Virginia K.
McCormick, Kathleen Ann.
New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division,
c2006.
Packed with insights and examples from a contributor team of 45 experts who form a "Who's Who" in nursing informatics, Essentials of Nursing Informatics provides timely guidance on: Computer systems, data standards, nursing informatics theory, implementing and upgrading clinical information systems, knowledge discovery in large databases, and the consumer's use of the Internet for medical information. Practical computer applications for various patient settings including critical care, community hospitals, ambulatory care units, and more. Controversies, including those in health care policy, privacy, confidentiality, and security issues. Computing tools in administration and management. Learning and extending the power and reach of research with computers. International perspectives. Offering theoretical background to help you understand how informatics serves many aspects of the profession. Essentials of Nursing Informatics also gives you practical help in unlocking computing's benefits both now and into the future, no matter what your area of study or specialty-- Book jacket.
Rev. ed. of: Essentials of computers for nurses. 3rd ed. c2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Packed with insights and examples from a contributor team of 45 experts who form a "Who's Who" in nursing informatics, Essentials of Nursing Informatics provides timely guidance on: Computer systems, data standards, nursing informatics theory, implementing and upgrading clinical information systems, knowledge discovery in large databases, and the consumer's use of the Internet for medical information. Practical computer applications for various patient settings including critical care, community hospitals, ambulatory care units, and more. Controversies, including those in health care policy, privacy, confidentiality, and security issues. Computing tools in administration and management. Learning and extending the power and reach of research with computers. International perspectives. Offering theoretical background to help you understand how informatics serves many aspects of the profession. Essentials of Nursing Informatics also gives you practical help in unlocking computing's benefits both now and into the future, no matter what your area of study or specialty-- Book jacket.
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Essentials of nursing informatics.